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package netscape.ldap;

/**
 * The <CODE>LDAPTraceWriter</CODE> interface enables logging of LDAP
 * trace messages in environments where an OutputStream can not be used.
 * <P>
 * The interface is primarily meant for integrating LDAP tracing with the
 * servlet log facility:
 * <P>
 * <PRE>
 *     servletCtx = config.getServletContext();
 *     ...
 *     LDAPConnection ld = new LDAPConnection();
 *     ld.setProperty(ld.TRACE_PROPERTY, 
 *            new LDAPTraceWriter() { 
 *                public void write (String msg) {
 *                    servletCtx.log(msg);
 *                }
 *            });
 * <PRE>
 * <P>
 *
 * @version 1.0
 * @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)
 */
public interface LDAPTraceWriter {

     /**
     * Writes an LDAP trace message.
     * 
     * @param msg An incoming or outgoing LDAP message
     *
     * @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#setProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)
     */
    public void write (String msg);

}